A poem on the underground wall
paul simon

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The last train is nearly due, the underground is closing soon
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and in the dark deserted station, restless in anticipation
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a man waits in the shadows

His restless eyes leap and scratch at all that they can touch or catch
and hidden deep within his pocker; safe within his silent socket
he holds his colored crayon

Now from the tunnel's stony womb, the carriage rides to meet the groom
and opens wide and welcome doors but he hesitates then widthdraws
deeper in the shadows

BRIDGE:
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and the train is gone suddenly, on wheels clicking silently 
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like gently tapping litany and he holds is crayon rosery
F              C         Am
tighter in his hand

now from his pocket quick he flashes the crayon on the wall he slashes
deep upon the advertisinga single worded poem comprised of four letters

and his heart is laughing screaming pounding, the poem across the tracks rebounding
shadowed by the exit light his legs take their ascending flight
   F        C         Am       E7     Am  
to seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night